Who Is Running the U.S.? Foreign Policy in Freefall in Ukraine and Middle East, by Martin Jay

Politically, the Biden administration needs to end the wars either tomorrow or sometime after the 2024 election. From Martin Jay at strategic-culture.su:

The problem for Zelensky is the crisis of confidence in his narrative now, as he is the only one who believes a victory for Ukraine is possible.

The decision by Congress to block Biden’s 50 billion dollar request for aid to Ukraine is a pivotal moment both in his first term as president and in Zelensky’s. Are both men looking at being ejected from office over the shocking racket, otherwise known as the Ukraine war? Experts like George Szamuely argue that the temporary cessation of crazy spending will resume itself in January once Republican Senators get their way over border security, but even so, what is believed to be a once-and-for-all aid deal in the coming weeks doesn’t bode well for Biden, Zelensky or the West’s position in Ukraine. When the Ukrainian president had to fly back to Kiev with only a token 200m dollar cheque in his top pocket, many pundits, even in the West, speculated that America’s days as chief financier were over; some even went further and argued that Zelensky is now a dead man walking and that hopes for him to cling on to power were no longer realistic.

The problem for Zelensky is the crisis of confidence in his narrative now, as he is the only one who believes a victory for Ukraine is possible. Even his commander in chief, Valery Zaluzhny, is openly sceptical now of winning at all, on any level and talks despondently about the war. Zaluzhny is openly critical of Zelensky which, in itself, is a bad sign for Ukrainians who note that it was Zelensky who gave him the job in the first place. But if your commander-in-chief doesn’t believe in the project anymore, then what are the chances of the men fighting for you will step up to the mark?

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